Bykle Municipality
Bykle kommune | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Agder within Norway | |
 Bykle within Agder | |
| Coordinates: 59°26′35″N 07°15′18″E / 59.44306°N 7.25500°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Setesdal |
| Established | 1 Jan 1902 |
| • Preceded by | Valle Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Bykle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023) | Hans Blattmann (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,467.10 km2 (566.45 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,253.93 km2 (484.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 213.17 km2 (82.31 sq mi) 14.5% |
| • Rank | #60 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 995 |
| • Rank | #333 in Norway |
| • Density | 0.8/km2 (2/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +7.1% |
| Demonyms | Byklar (N) Bykler (B)[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4222[3] |
| Website | Official website |
Bykle is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Setesdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bykle. Other villages in Bykle municipality include Berdalen, Bjåen, Breive, Hoslemo, Hovden, and Nordbygdi. Bykle was established as a municipality on 1 January 1902 when it was separated from the municipality of Valle.
The 1,467-square-kilometre (566 sq mi) municipality is the 60th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Bykle is the 333rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 995. The municipality's population density is 0.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.1/sq mi) and its population has increased by 7.1% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (26 January 2023). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå. "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).